Vindication For The Spurs? What Kawhi Leonard's Signing With The Clippers Means For San Antonio

[John B]

Agree. This signing to Clippers, despite ringing with Toronto, throw a light on who really was Kawhi or his representation, but a conniving, self-serving son of a without loyalty, who manipulated everything to get himself shipped to LA. The Holts should really consider filing a complaint for breach of contract, and try to recover the 20 mil plus penalty. The load management was just a cover-up.

[BillMc]

Spurs were never going to keep KL. Things could have been different on both sides, but the divorce was inevitable.

I wish we'd gotten more in the trade after seeing what NO got for AD, and OKC got for George, but demand and situation dictated the market. Unfortunately, last year the market was deflated because of KL's public position and the fact that neither the Clippers nor Lakers were as desperate as they would later become.

KL's agenda and some bad luck really hurt the Spurs. But it was happenstance not really an error on the Spurs' part.

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I wish we'd gotten more in the trade after seeing what NO got for AD, and OKC got for George, but demand and situation dictated the market. Unfortunately, last year the market was deflated because of KL's public position and the fact that neither the Clippers nor Lakers were as desperate as they would later become.

... But it was happenstance not really an error on the Spurs' part.

With regard to value:

Kwitter X 4 years + Paul George X 3 years >> AD X 1 year > Kwitter X 1 year (after trashing his value with a medical holdout and a promise to leave anywhere but LA)

Yeah, the Spurs did what they could with the hand they were dealt, but it was an ugly hand.

[south side spur]

Exactly, He wanted "partners" after Lamarcus MELTED against OKC with Duncan on the Team Leonard KNEW it wasn't him.

How would he know that when he melted as well? Kawhi cowered to KD. 29% 3fg%? 23 ppg? LA melted and still averaged more points on a better fg%. Kawhi and LA had the same usage but Kawhi had almost double the TOV%.

LA, Ginobili even ing Danny had higher TS% than Kawhi so you’re right LA melted but Kawhi was right there getting emasculated with him. This wasn’t 2017-current Kawhi. This was the same Kawhi who disappeared in 2015.

Game 2 in San Antonio a 1 point loss and Kawhi has 14 points? No excuses. I don’t want to hear about LA being the focal point.

Game 6 a close out game and he has a TS% of .444?

[Legacy]

"Swear, I knew it along..."

[Spurs da champs]

DeRozan sucks that is all.

[tmtcsc]

Did someone in the fo call him a pussie?

I hope to God Tim Duncan called nephew a pussy to his face. That asshole didn't man-up and try to play against GS in the WCF when ZAZA stepped under him. That never sat well with me. Didn't even try. <Insert Buddy Revell Gif>

[Gibbz]

The Spurs are absolutely exonerated here--clearly no amount of excessive babying could have kept The Disaster Autist in San Antonio.

[Russ]

So Kawhi could have received a $220 million contract from the Spurs or $190 million from Toronto but instead signed for $142 million with the Clips.

One question I've never heard a definitive answer to -- did the Spurs ever offer the Supermax ($220 million) to Kawhi to induce him to stay?

I've heard yes and I've heard no. Does anyone actually know?

[K...]

OKC owes the spurs at least one of the good draft picks. SILVER! fix that .

[Dex]

For those praising the Thunder with all those picks, just remember. Those picks are mostly Clipper and 76er assets. I don't think those picks will be all that great unless something weird happens.

That's what people said when Ainge took all of those Nets picks, and look how quickly they fell off the cliff.

Yes, the situation is different with the Clips...Kawhi and PG aren't the aging corpses of KG and Pierce. But stranger things have happened.

If nothing else, it gives them a lot of trading chips...but I still think the Thunder pretty much pressed the reset button in the short-term with this move.

[dbreiden83080]

He was always leaving, and that is what it is. Media tried to turn this into our fault he left. The word coming out of SA was NOT he wanted to leave over an injury. It was that he wanted to be in LA. Yeah so we are validated 100%. This was always going to be the result..

[Dex]

Also, instead of Kawhi, Lakers get an aging Danny Green and Quinn Cook

I'll consider that justice, tbh. Pop was determined not to let Kawhi go to Lakers, and in some ass-backwards way....it worked.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Kawhi has been gone for two years. I'm over that, but I'm enjoying the aftermath. The thing I really wanted was for Kawhi to hold out and over everyone - and I got everything I hoped for.

So what could make it even better? My new Fantasy Island wish is for Pop to announce - today - that the team is waiving Metu and signing Zaza Pachulia. Can you just imagine the meltdowns from Autist, and Uncle, and just a load of other people?

Do it Pop!

[phxspurfan]

It's funny that Kawhi has become a power broker just like LeBron, but also has quitting on a team on his resume, yet is loved by the media a product of being a Black man who doesn't dare speak on social issues and just shuts up and dribbles..

You might be on to something there

[Dex]

Kawhi has been gone for two years. I'm over that, but I'm enjoying the aftermath. The thing I really wanted was for Kawhi to hold out and over everyone - and I got everything I hoped for.

So what could make it even better? My new Fantasy Island wish is for Pop to announce - today - that the team is waiving Metu and signing Zaza Pachulia. Can you just imagine the meltdowns from Autist, and Uncle, and just a load of other people?

Do it Pop!

Zaza, tbh.

[tenbeersbold]

Eh,the mutes silence just covers up his assholer-y
He shouldn't have gotten the 14 Finals MVP,shoulda gone to Duncan who deserved it more anyway

The fact he made no friends and that no one on the team said they knew much about him was a dead giveaway that he's a snake
After Duncan left he failed and before Duncan left he flamed out vs Matt F'n Barnes in the PO's

Dude is a loser
He barely beat the Dubs minus Klay and Durant...wow just about any PO team in the West would have done that
His leg is a ticking time bomb,Spurs got out from under a dishonest malcontent who's injury prone
Spurs legacy has been built on high character/high skills players.
Sadly Kawhai fell far short in the character department

I'm glad Patfo disposed of him in the quickest manner they could
He isn't worthy of consideration or regret

Patfo dumped him like the immature he is

[Chucho]

Yes, we had so many options while being strong armed.

God damn, so many riders and wrist slitters. I'd hate to see how many of yall deal with real life.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Zaza, tbh.

I don't give a about Zaza, and I don't want him here. I just like to picture the reaction if Pop immediately said that he's signing the guy who took Kawhi out.

It would be better than the time he did the Hack-A-Shaq 3 seconds into a new season.

[Maddog]

“The most lopsided trade in NBA history”

Let’s put that to rest shall we? Kawhi had us by the nutsack, at least we got a temporary #1 guy on offense, a young big who could be pretty good and Keldon Johnson out of all this. Spurs would have been high and dry this year instead.

Look what Toronto got for him ..

[BillMc]

Look what Toronto got for him ..

Will be interesting to see if the Raptors retire his jersey since he brought them their only le.

It's like calling your one night stand your "wife".

[Spurs Homer]

Eh,the mutes silence just covers up his assholer-y
He shouldn't have gotten the 14 Finals MVP,shoulda gone to Duncan who deserved it more anyway

The fact he made no friends and that no one on the team said they knew much about him was a dead giveaway that he's a snake
After Duncan left he failed and before Duncan left he flamed out vs Matt F'n Barnes in the PO's

Dude is a loser
He barely beat the Dubs minus Klay and Durant...wow just about any PO team in the West would have done that
His leg is a ticking time bomb,Spurs got out from under a dishonest malcontent who's injury prone
Spurs legacy has been built on high character/high skills players.
Sadly Kawhai fell far short in the character department

I'm glad Patfo disposed of him in the quickest manner they could
He isn't worthy of consideration or regret

Patfo dumped him like the immature he is

nailed it

[Marcus Bryant]

Eh,the mutes silence just covers up his assholer-y
He shouldn't have gotten the 14 Finals MVP,shoulda gone to Duncan who deserved it more anyway

The fact he made no friends and that no one on the team said they knew much about him was a dead giveaway that he's a snake
After Duncan left he failed and before Duncan left he flamed out vs Matt F'n Barnes in the PO's

Dude is a loser
He barely beat the Dubs minus Klay and Durant...wow just about any PO team in the West would have done that
His leg is a ticking time bomb,Spurs got out from under a dishonest malcontent who's injury prone
Spurs legacy has been built on high character/high skills players.
Sadly Kawhai fell far short in the character department

I'm glad Patfo disposed of him in the quickest manner they could
He isn't worthy of consideration or regret

Patfo dumped him like the immature he is

[tmtcsc]

Eh,the mutes silence just covers up his assholer-y
He shouldn't have gotten the 14 Finals MVP,shoulda gone to Duncan who deserved it more anyway

The fact he made no friends and that no one on the team said they knew much about him was a dead giveaway that he's a snake
After Duncan left he failed and before Duncan left he flamed out vs Matt F'n Barnes in the PO's

Dude is a loser
He barely beat the Dubs minus Klay and Durant...wow just about any PO team in the West would have done that
His leg is a ticking time bomb,Spurs got out from under a dishonest malcontent who's injury prone
Spurs legacy has been built on high character/high skills players.
Sadly Kawhai fell far short in the character department

I'm glad Patfo disposed of him in the quickest manner they could
He isn't worthy of consideration or regret

Patfo dumped him like the immature he is

[Prime BEEF]

Will be interesting to see if the Raptors retire his jersey since he brought them their only le.

It's like calling your one night stand your "wife".

Bravo. This was funny as